2017 Lyon County Calendar
| January | |||
| 2 | NEW YEARS-OFFICE CLOSED | ||
| 8th-11th | AFBF Convention, Pheonix, AZ | ||
| 19 | 7:30 AM | County Meeting @ FB Office | |
| 20 | Young Farmer Leadership Conference, Covington, KY | ||
| 21 | Young Farmer Leadership Conference, Covington, KY | ||
| 24 | Murray Soybean Promotion Day, Murray, KY | ||
| 25 | Ag Expo, Owensboro, KY | ||
| February | |||
| 7 | KY General Assembly Resumes Session | ||
| 14 | President's & VP's Conference, Louisville, KY | ||
| 15 | President's & VP's Conference, Louisville, KY | ||
| 15th-18th | National Farm Machinery Show, Louisville, KY | ||
| 16 | 7:30 AM | County Meeting @ FB Office | |
| 25th-1st | Congressional Tour, Washington, DC | ||
| 28 | Scholarship Deadline (State & County) | ||
| March | |||
| 1 | Congressional Tour, Washington, DC | ||
| Food Check-Out Day | |||
| 10th-11th | Women's Conference | ||
| 13th-16th | Young Farmer Marketing Tour, St. Louis, MO | ||
| 16 | Certified Roadside Market Educational Meeting, BG, KY | ||
| 16 | 7:30 AM | County Meeting @ FB Office | |
| 20th-24th | Ag Literacy Week | ||
| April | |||
| 13 | GOOD FRIDAY-OFFICE CLOSED | ||
| 20 | 7:30 AM | County Meeting @ FB Office | |
| May | |||
| 18 | 7:30 AM | County Meeting @ FB Office | |
| 29 | MEMORIAL DAY-OFFICE CLOSED | ||
| June | |||
| 11th-15th | Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders, Murray, KY | ||
| 15 | 7:30 AM | County Meeting @ FB Office | |
| Various | Regional Teacher Workshop | ||
| 23 | Deadline for Communications Award Submission | ||
| July | |||
| 4 | 4TH OF JULY-OFFICE CLOSED | ||
| District Policy Development Meeting | |||
| 14th-15th | Young Farmer Summer Outing | ||
| 20 | 7:30 AM | County Meeting @ FB Office | |
| 27 | UK Corn, Soybean, Tobacco Field Day, Princeton, KY | ||
| August | |||
| 4 | Application Submitted for Public Relations Award | ||
| 17 | 7:30 AM | County Meeting @ FB Office | |
| 24 | Farm Bureau Day, State Fair, Louisville, KY | ||
| 25 | Deadline for Public Relations Award | ||
| September | |||
| 4 | LABORY DAY-OFFICE CLOSED | ||
| 8 | Deadline for Information Award | ||
| 16 | 5:00 PM | County Safety Day @ Lyon Convention Center | |
| 16 | 6:00 PM | County Annual Meeting @ Lyon Convention Center | |
| 28th-29th | Bluegrass and Backroads Tour, Bowling Green, KY | ||
| October | |||
| 6 | Deadline for Safety Challenge | ||
| 15 | County Resolutions DUE to state office | ||
| 19 | 7:30 AM | County Meeting @ FB Office | |
| 20 | Deadline for Women's Education & Mini Grant | ||
| District Outstanding Youth Contest | |||
| 31 | Deadline for Distinguished Service Award |
KFB Spotlight
- Down the Backroads: Unfamiliar Places Provide Familiar Feelings
- May 5, 2021
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I have been blessed with the opportunity to travel quite a bit around our beautiful state and often I have visited places that seemed more special than others, even though I had never been there before.
- KFB President Mark Haney: Passing the Farm to the Next Generation
- May 5, 2021
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One of the most important issues facing the agriculture industry today is the ability to pass a farm on to the next generation either by inheritance or through selling. It sounds easy enough but often tax laws can make the process cumbersome and expensive.
- AFBF President Zippy Duvall: Estate Tax Reform Threatens Sustainability of Family Farms
- May 5, 2021
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As the current Congressional Session continues, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are outlining their policy priorities and getting to work on making those priorities into law. Our team here in Washington, D.C., is tracking all these issues closely and working to ensure that priorities for U.S. agriculture remain front and center.